Toy.



PATENTED JUNE 2,1903.

-E. V. CLARK.

TOY.

APPLIOATION FILED 001*. 2a, 1902.

80 MODEL.

TA/ESSES UNITED STATES iatented June 2, 19053.

PATENT OFFICE.

'TOY'.

SPECIFIOATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 729,546, dated June 2, 1903. Application filed October 28, 1902. Serial No. 129,138- (No model.)

To allrwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELBERT V. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates-to that class of toy animals whose movements are actuated byembodying my invention, showing a portion of the side thereof broken away and the mechanism engaged; Fig. 2, a similar view of the same with the parts disengaged, and Fig. 3 a transverse section of the same on line a: w of Fig. l.-

Like letters of reference indicate like parts through the views. v

The body portion A of the animal is preferably composed of thin sheet metal and forms a housing for the actuating mechanism, which is visually accessible through an opening a in the body. The part representing the animals tail constitutes a trigger b, pivoted to the rear extremity of the animal 0, with a catch d upon its inner end. A yokeshaped or arched bar B is pivotally mounted in the interior ofthe animal upon a transverse bar 6, and its extremities f, passing through openings 9 in the lower portion of the body of the animal, are rigidlyfixed to and parallel with the animals hind legs h. To the arched or yoke portion i of the bar B is fixed the end of a spring'lc, whose 0ppo-- site end is fixed in any convenient manner,

. to a projection l, directed inwardly from the ward travel of the bar B when the latter is released.

The operation of my toy is as follows: The parts are arranged in engaged positionthat is, the catch (1 of the trigger engages the portion 2' of the bar B, as shown in Fig. 1. The animal is then held with its buttocksnearly touching the floor and in a nearly upright position. Then releasing the animal the end of the tail or trigger b contacting with the floor produces a release of the bar B, and the animal executes a back somersault and alights upon its feet, with the parts in disengaged position, Fig. 2.

To engage the parts, the animal is held in one hand and with the other hand the hind legs are pushed forward until the bar B again engages the trigger or tail 1).

Having thus described my invention, what bar engageable with the'trigger and itself pivoted within the body, spring means attached to said yoke-shaped bar'for actuating the latter when released from thetrigger, and

a stopadjacent said bar to limit'the forward travel of the yoke-shaped bar.

3. In a toy animal the combination with a pivoted tail portion, of engaging means upon the inner end of said tail portionQleg members adjacent the body exterior, an arched transverse bar adapted to engage said engaging means and fixed to said leg members, pivotal means for said arched bar, and spring means for vibrating said bar.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my'signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELBERT V. CLARK.

Witnesses:

HORATIO E. BELLoWs, ROBERT L. STANTON. 

